# Karnal court awards encroached land to govt medical college 2026-08-08T00:54:51+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Hindustan Times reports that a Karnal court has awarded ownership rights of five marlas of encroached government land to Kalpana Chawla Government Medical College and Hospital. Additional District and Sessions Judge Rajnish Kumar Sharma dismissed the plaintiffs' civil suit with costs, setting aside a lower court's October 2021 judgment. The court ruled that an entry in revenue records as a 'non-occupancy tenant' does not grant legal tenancy or ownership. It held that a permanent injunction cannot be given for unauthorised encroachment on public land. The court also upheld a 2014 amendment to the khasra girdawari, saying proper procedure and public notice were followed. The Haryana health department had appealed after the land was transferred to the medical college. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com Tags: Haryana government, Karnal court, land encroachment, medical college, public land, revenue records Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/karnal-court-awards-encroached-land-to-govt-medical-college/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/karnal-court-awards-encroached-land-to-govt-medical-college/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.